Rail plate



April-15, 1930. H. L. GORDION 1,754,750

RAIL PLATE Filed July 8, 1929 Inventor B, @MQO/ih Altar ey Patented Apr. 15, 1930 UNITED STATES HARRY L. GORDION, OF THE DALLES, OREGON RAIL PLATE Application filed July 8,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in rail plates, and for its primary object to provide means for rigidly securing rails to their supporting ties in a manner as to prevent any creepage of the rail in either a longitudinal or transverse direction.

The invention further aims to provide a plate of this character that includes generally a pair of similarly shaped interfitting sections for disposition beneath the rail at opposite sides thereof, and having means for engaging the rail base edges to assist a pair of conventional spikes that may be driven through the plate in further preventing creepage of the rail.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as the nature of the invention will be better understood,the same comprises the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts. through out the several views:

Figure 1 is a top plan of a portion of a conventional rail beneath which is disposed a rail plate constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the rail and a vertical section through my improved plate, and Figure 3 is a perspective of one of the plate sections.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, my novel rail plate consists of a pair of identically constructed sections 5-5 for disposition upon the rail tie A at opposite sides of the rail B. As disclosed in Figure 1, the inner edge of each section engages beneaththe adjacent side of the rail base C, while extending from said inner edge and at one end thereof each section is formed with an extension 6 for engagement entirely beneath the rail base and being formed at its outer edge with a curled lip 7 for hooked engagement over the adjacent edge of the rail base. The extensions of the sections are in 1929. Serial No. 376,660.

opposed relation so the same will have interfitting relation when in use, see Figure 1.

The inner edge of each plate proper is beveled on its upper surface as at 8, while the end of each extension 6 is also beveled upon its bottom surface as at 9, this bevel being so formed as to provide a shoulder 10 at the inner end thereof, see Figures 2 and 3. Obviously, when the sections are properly positioned beneath the rail, the beveled end of one extension will rest upon the beveled edge 8 of the opposite plate proper and vice versa.

The lip 7 of each plate extension 6 is formed vertically with a square slot 10, while directly in back of the beveled edge 8 of each plate centrally thereof is a square hole 11, which slot will register with the hole in the companion plate when the sections are properly disposed beneath the rail so that the conventional spikes 1212 may be driven therethrough and into the tie A for securing the rail to the plate for preventing any movement of the sections beneath the rail.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a highly novel, simple, and inexpensive rail plate that is well adapted for all the purposes heretofore designated. Even though I have herein shown and described the invention as consisting of certain detail structural elements, it is nevertheless to be understood that some changes may be made therein without efiecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. In a rail plate of the character described, a pair of plate sections for partial engagement between the rail base and supporting tie at opposed edges of the base, extensions formed at the inner edges and at opposed ends of each section for disposition adjacent each other beneath the rail base and means at the end of each extension for engagement over the adjacent edge of the rail base, said means being formed with a vertical notch for registry with a notch in the opposite plate section whereby a spike may be driven through said registering notches for engagement with the base of the rail.

2. In a rail plate of the character described, 100

a pair of plate sections for partial engagement between the rail base and supporting tie at opposed edges of the base extensions formed at the inner edge and at opposed ends of each of said sections for disposition adjacent each other beneath the rail base and means at the end of each extension for en- I%agem'ent over the ad'acent edge of the rail ase, the outer edge 0 each plate proper be ing beveled upon its top surface While the outer end of each extension is reversel'ybeveled at its under surface, the end of the one plate adapted for engagement over the edge of the other late in a manner and for a purpose descri ed.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HARRY L. GORDION. 

